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ON   TIIK   PKOPKHTT   OK  TIIK 


SOUTH    HAM 


Cold  and  Copper  Mining  Co., 


TOWNSHIP  (IF  .SOUTH  HAM,  (.'ANADA  EAST. 


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CONDITION  AND  PROSPECTS  OF  THE  COMPANY. 


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PRESS  OF  GEO.  C.  RAND  &  AVERY,  3  CORNHILL. 

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SOUTH     HAM 

GOLD  &  COPPER  MINING  COMPANY, 

TOWNSHIP   OK   SOUTH    HAM,  CANADA  KAST. 


To  hi'  in<'or|)orrtU'd  under  a  Special  Art  of  Incorymration  ^[ranted  by  tin-. 

Canadian   Parliament. 


Capital  $500,000,  in  100,000  Shares,  at  $5.00  each. 


OFFICERS. 


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WILL  18     RUSSELL.    Quebec. 


KKCRKTARY     AND     T  R  E  A  R  U  R  E  II . 

WM.    WALLACE. 


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CHARLES  0.  ROGERS   .    . 

.    .     Bofton. 

W.  C.  DUNTON 

.     .     .     New  York 

SAMUEL  B.  LOCKE  .    .    . 

Boston. 

J.  WILLARD  RICE      ... 

.     .     Boston. 

WILLIAM  WALLACE     .    .    . 

.     .     Boston. 

WILLIAM   A.  RUSSELL  .    . 

.     .     .     Lawrence. 

WILLIS   RUSSELL       .    .    . 

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OFFICE      OF      THE      COMPANY, 

No.  11  Doane  Street,  Boston. 


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SOUTH   HAH  »iO|,l»  AND  (OPIM'IU   MINING   CO. 


TnH  property  of  thirt  (company  is  situated  in  a  most  remark- 
able ami  intercatinp:  mineral  region,  being  contiguous  to 
mines  worked  for  other  ores  tlian  (M>pper,  viz.,  native  anti- 
mony and  bell  metal,  chromic  iron,  etc.  The  Nicolet  Antimony 
Mining  Company,  with  a  capital  ot  live  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  having  purchased  the  adjoining  proi)erty,  is  in  suc- 
cessful operation,  produ(;ing  the  ore  of  native  antimony,  the 
only  mine  being  worked  for  that  rare  and  valuable  mintsral  on 
this  continent.  Near  to  the  antinu)ny  mine  and  the  property 
of  this  Company,  on  the  run  of  the  vein,  is  the  very  rich  and 
remarkable  Garthby  Copper  Mine,  which  [)roduce8  a  solid  ore 
of  rare  and  exceeding  richness.  On  the  other  side  of  the 
Company's  property  there  has  been  worked  a  mine  for  chromic 
iron,  which,  while  it  was  in  operation,  was  highly  remunera- 
tive. These  different  ores,  occurring  in  the  region  of  the 
Company's  property,  must  convince  6very  one  of  the  great 
concentration  of  mineral  wealth  on  the  property  acquired  by 
the  Company,  which  is  now  being  developed. 

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■      GOLD. 

Since  the  commencement  of  the  organization  of  this  Com- 
pany, an  assay  of  some  portion  of  the  rock  of  the  vein  has 
been  made,  and  found  to  coutain  one  oz.  nine  divts.  of  pure 
.  gold  to  the  ton  of  rock,  surpassing  the  average  yield  of  the 
rich  quartz  veins  of  Nova  Scotia.  ,        .^ 


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Tlic  f»n.|«'rty  I'uiiHi'Hfs  (»!'  .'{'27  nvrvn  of  huxl  jn  f'.c-HifnpIo, 
without  tlif  h;i>t  iiicumlinirK'c  <i('  any  kind,  'IMit-n'  in  no  my- 
u'lty  I  \cc|(i  wliHl,  iiDiv  1h!  Icvii'd  l»v  tlif  ('lown  in  coninion 
Mitli  oflii'f  iiii?ii'<  in  raTuulii. 


TiiK  vKiN  oij  m:i». 

Tilt'  \('in,  Ml-  ImjiI,  —  ti-n  liu't.  wide,  —  runs  din^dimlly  iicroHs 
llin  (.'t»in|tuny'H  [)i'o|M.'rtv  fi.r  a  disfuncc-  ol'  a  niilc,  wliilf  dusts 
to  tlu(  oro-lujiirin;^  Idiill  ai«'  stn-ains  t.l"  iii'vor-lailing  wutLT, 
Hllordin}r  i^vvry  liicility  for  cruHliing  tliidr  on,'s,  and  uasliin<»;, 
wliil*'  tin.'  i'ntir(.'  property  is  (■(»V('nM|  willi  a  M-|-()vvtli  ol"  tinihtT 
an<l  Wood  for  buildiii;^-  [)nrpos('H,  suHicicnt  lor  the  Coiiijuuiy's 
operations  for  tlio  next  twenty  years.  It  is  expected  that  tho 
Company  possesses  a  sufliciefit  extent  of  tlie  inincral-liearinj; 
ro(;k,  on  th(>  run  of  the  vein,  to  form  at  least  two  more  com- 
panies for  ext(U)sive  mining,  whi(.'h,  if  this  should  Ite  the  ease, 
will  he  sold  for  the  iK^nefit  of  the  present  owners  and  Puh- 
serihers  to  the  stock  of  this  (Company,  enhancing,  it  is  ho})ed, 
the  value  of  the  stock  to  a  great  premium. 

THK    MINK    AS    IT    IS. 

The  mine,  as  it  is,  has  all  of  the  necessary  huildinga  upon 
it,  with  all  the  mining  tools  lequired,  and  provision^  for  the 
entire  season's  operations,  and  is  under  the  superintendence 
of  the  well-known  and  accomplished  mining  engineer,  Her- 
bert Williams,  Ksq.,  of  Harvey  Hill  Copper  Mines,  and  the 
work  upon  it  will  he  vigorously  carried  on,  both  for  gold 
an<l  copper  ores,  until  it  proves  a  dividend-paying  concern. 

THK    PROSPECTS   OF   TIIK   COMPANY.        '  .,    : 

The  ))n)spects  of  the  Company  are  highly  promising,  from 
the  presence  of  gold,  so  recently  found  upon  the  property. 
The  discovery  of  gold   in   the   town^^hip  of  Weedon,  which 


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a'lj(»iiH  tin-  |»r..|MTty  u(tln.  S.muIi  iluiii  (iul.i  uikI  lopiM-r  i\tm- 
paiiy's  iiiiiH',  the  ^mif  .•orK-fiilnilion  ol  mn-  an<l  ViiliiuMo 
miiMimlH  an  tlu«  Compiiin's  |.ru|M'rty  un<l  u'ljoiiiirig  Int^  of 
liiii.l,  is  iin|  ortuiit,  ami  j^reat  resiiltK  niay  \u>  nMHormlily  ox- 
pecttMl  l.y  tlie  (ip<'ratii»iH  of  tlio  ('ompaiiy  tin-  present   reason. 

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IIKPDRT     OF     iVUOi'.     IIACKU. 


StATK   or'    Vll!>Ti>M\    l'ut)Cr<)US\'ll  I  K.    .Iiinc  .'*>,   iHiV.i. 

Wifjjs   li[:ssF:7.L.  Esg. 

Deah  Siir  1  oinbrnc(!  tlio  first  oppoit unity,  since  my  return 
lionu^  (Voiii  ('i;ii;Hla,  to  ^ive  you  iny  views  concerning  the 
Xicolot  Litko.oi-  South  ilani  Coj)per  Mine. 

This  ujine  is  situated  about  three-fourths  of  a  mih'  from 
Nicolet  Lak(!,  on  lot  20  in  the  1st  and  2d  range  of  Soutli  Ham, 
Canada  East.  'J'he  mine  is  not  sufKciently  developed  to  con- 
vey ii)  tiie  mind  itj4  true  cliaracter  and  \  fdue,  tlu^re  having 
been  expendcrl  only  a  few  days'  work,  —  not  enougli  to  nhuw 
tli(^  extent  and  richness  of  the  vein,  even  at  the  surface. 

The  (Exposure  of  the  cupeiiferouy  rock  is  at  the  base  of  a 
high  and  mural-faced  ledge  of  indurated  talcose  scln'st,  which 
overlies,  or  i'oniis  the  •*  lianging-waH"  of  the  vein.  This 
ledge  has  an  extent  of  im>re  than  ten  rods  in  length,  and  in 
places  presents  a  ftce,  nearly  or  quite  perpendicular,  thirty  feet 
in  height.  The  striki^  of  the  rock,  which  eoiresponds  with  the 
tace  of  tlu;  ledge,  is  north  sixty  deg.  enst,  with  a  southeasteily 
di}).  A  deep  valley,  extending  the  entire  length  of  tlie  ledge, 
and  i)arallel  with  it,  is  found  a  few  rods  northwest  of  the  out- 
crop of  ore,  by  which  there  is  afforded  an  excellent  opportu- 
nity for  driving  in  a  horizontal  adit,  shoiild  indications  of  cop- 
j)er  at  this  placi?  wariant  an  undertaking  of  that  kind.  The 
co])])er-bearing  rock  U(»\v  (^x])osed  has  a  thickness  of  two  to 
four  feet,  in  which  there  is  disseminated,  (]uite  unifbrndy,  the 
yellow  and  purple  svdphurets  of  copptM-.     We  also  saw  tracer 


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of  tlie  red  variety,  known  among  iiiinerH,  as  tlie  "  liorse-Hesh 
ore."  We  noticed  that  the  ore  was  disseminated  in  a  granw- 
ular  form,  thougli  tlie  entire  vein-stone,  instead  of  being 
found  in  laminated  or  concr-^tionary  patches,  of  uncertain  ex- 
tent. Should  the  loose  rock^and  earth  be  remove<]  along  the 
line  of  the  vein,  and  copper  he  found  the  entire  extent  of  the 
ledge",  possessing  the  richness  of  the  specimens  already  found, 
we  should  be  inclined  to  place  the  "  surface  indications  "  pre- 
sented at  this  niine  equal,  if  not  superior,  to  any  which  we 
saw  in  this  part  of  Canada. 

Respectfully  yours, 

ALBERT  1>.  HAGEK. 


REPORT    OF    CHARLES     ROBB, 


MINING      E  N  «*  1  \  K  K  K 


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.03  Sr.  Fi{A\coi.s  Xavuk  St.,  ' 
AfoXTRKAL,   lOlh   Di-cember,  1S62.       > 

Willis  Russell,  Esq.,  Quehkc. 

.  Dear  Sir:  On  the  2d  inst.  I  visited  and  surveyed  yoar 
property  in  South  Ham,  on  which  copper  ore  has  been  found  ; 
and  now  beg  to  submit  the  following  Report  thereon,  together 
with  a  map,  showing  the  position  (rf  the  lots,  and  of  some  of 
the  copper  veins  thereon. 

The  property  consists  of  Lota  25,  26,  and  27  in  tlie  two 
ranges  south  of  Gosford  Road,  South  Ham,  comprising,  in  all, 
327  acres,  and  is  closely  contiguous  to  your  antimony  mining 
property,  on  which  I  had,  on  a  previous  occasion,  the  honor 
of  submitting  a  report. 

The  property  is  underlaid  by  chloritic  and  epidotic  slates, 
irregularly  interstratified  with  bands  of  feldspathic  and  horn- 
blendic  rocks,  forming  a  species  of  diorite,  in  which  probably  - 
calcarous   matter    is   also    intermixed.     At   some    y)laces   the 


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hornblende  njck  con.slitulos  u  pure  diulliige.  These  rorka, 
by  tlieir  superior  })»".'  ;>h,  having  resisted  denudation,  rise, 
iibove  the  p'neral  le^'  >  in  tlie  form  of  blulfs  and  cliffs,  and 
at  their  junction  with  the  slatr'S  carry  copper  ores  in  quan- 
tity wliicli  seenjs  to  be  siiHif;ient  lor  mining  purposes.  Tlie 
property  is  surroun<l(.Ml  on  all  sides,  and  in  some  places  pene- 
trated, by  serpentine,  and  these  changes  of  rock  occurring  in 
a  m(!talliferous  region,  and  accompanied,  as  they  are  here,  by 
evidence's  of  dislocations  and  disturbance,  are  l^ighly  favor- 
able to  the  concentration  of  the  ores  of  copper  and  other 
metals  at  the  {)oints  where  they  occur. 

Little  work  has  yet  been  done  in  developing  the  de))osits 
of  coy)per  ore  on  your  property.  At  the  place  marked  A  B 
on  the  ma]),  a  clilV  of  the  description  indicated  rises  to  the 
height  of  al)out  seventy-five  feet,  at  the  base  of  which,  and 
between  the  slate-rock  and  the  bt)dy  of  the  clitf,  a  bed  or 
band  of  the  diorite  occurs,  separated  fi'om  the  rest  by  a  dis- 
tinct wall  t)r  clearage  joint,  traceable  for  at  least  one  hundred 
paces.  This  band,  Avhich  is  ten  feet  thick  at  surface,  is  of  a 
coarser  grain,  and  more  crystalline  character  than  the  body 
of  the  rock,  thougli  not  (ttherwise  distinguishable  from  it.  It 
contains,  however,  considoi'able  quartz  in  vein>«,  and  through- 
out  it  the  yellow  su]{ihiiret  of  copper  occurs  in  such  propor- 
tion as  Would  probably  pay  for  woi'king,  even  if  no  improve- 
ment were  to  take  place  in  sinking.  A  shaft  or  pit  has  been 
sunk  upon  this  vein,  to  the  depth  of  ten  feet,  showing  the 
head-wall  dipping  N.  W.,  at  an  angle  of  forty  deg.,  and  the 
tbot-wall  (slate)  in  the  same  direction,  at  an  angle  of  fifty  (h^g. ; 
thus  indicating  that  the  vein  increases  in  thickness,  in  sinking, 
while  the  ([uantity  and  (piality  of  the  ore  evidently  under- 
goes a  corresponding  inq)rovement,  being  well  distributed 
thronga  the  body  of  the  rock,  and  associated  with  magnetic 
pyrites,  which,  on  wiuking  dee[)er,  will  ]>robably  be  replaced 
by  co])per.  The  strike  or  direction  |iif  this  vein  is  X.  sixty- 
five  deg.  H. 

At  the  distance  of  about  1,50  feet  to  the  west  of  the  pit,  on 
the  course  of  this  vein,  another  ore-bearing  vein  or  bed  joins 
the  former,  bearing  North  4")''  East,  thus  forming  an  angle  of 
20°  with  the  iiist.     Whether  tliis  it*  simply  a  deflection  of  the 


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principal  nietaliierous  bed,  or  the  inters-tction  ot'anotlier  vein, 
it  must  bo  reganied  as  a  higldy  important  and  tavorablo  fea- 
ture ;  and  towards  tliin  point  of  juncture  a  rich  deposit  of 
copper  ore  mav  reasonably  be  expected. 

At  the  point  (;,  where  a  pure  diallago  rock  occurs,  the  pres-- 
ence  of  copper  on;  in  cdiisiderable  (piantity  is  indicated  by 
much  green  carbonate  on  tlie  surtiu'e,  and  on  working  into  it 
the  rock  is  found  to  contain  copper  ore  dissc^niinated  in  line 
particles  all  through  it,  and  occasionally  to  yiehl  ri(di  masses. 
But  so  little  work  has  been  done  here,  that  it  is  imp(.)ssi}tle  to 
determine  the  extent  or  value  of  the  deposit. 

At  several  other  points  on  the  property,  gO(jd  indications  of 
copper  are  found,  and  althougli  the  nature  and  extent  of  the 
deposits  have  yet  to  be  discovered,  there  can  be  no  doubt 
that  this  property  presents  a  highly  promising  field  for  mining 
adventure,  and  is  well  worthy  of  further  development.  It 
is  well  supplied  with  wood  of  the  kind  required  for  mining 
purposes,  and  is  traversed  by  means  of  water  affording  at  all 
seasons  an  ample  supply  for  washing  ores.  Though  the  dis- 
tance to  the  railway  is  considerable  rJ4  miles),  the  cost  of 
teaming  and  of  labor  of  all  sorts  is  remarkably  low.  The 
total  cost  for  transportation  of  the  ores  to  Boston  or  New 
York  will  not  exceed  ten  dollars  per  ton. 

I  a  in,  Dear  Sir, 

Yours,  very  sincerely, 

{'II. MILKS  IU)IUJ, 

Mining  Enr/ineer. 


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rf:im)rts   of   i'hof.  v.  u.   hitchcock, 

OKOLOGIST  TO  THK    8TATK  OF   MAINK. 


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Willis  Husskll,  Es^., 

Dear  Sir  :  At  your  request  I  have  visited  and  examined 
the  bed  of  c<»[>per  ore  in  Lot  No.  20,  Ranges  1  and  2,  in  iSouth 
Ham,  Canada  East,  and  tlie  following  is  tlie  result  of  my  ex- 
amination :  — 

The  roek  cai'rying  the'  ore  is  a  gray  sih'ceous  dolomite, 
checked  with  nunnjrous  segregated  veins  of  quartz.  It  is  a 
member  of  tlie  Quebec  group  of  the  lower  silurian  system, 
and  is  the  roek  most  (,'omnionly  carrying  cui)[)er  in  the  Prov- 
ince. 

The  copper  ore  is  the  yellow  sulphuret,  disseminated  more  or 
less  abundantly  throngh  seven  feet  of  thickness  of  strata,  hav- 
ing the  course  of  north  (U)'^  East.  The  bed  is  situated  at  the 
base  of  a  liigh  bluff,  and  has  been  traced  a  distance  of  half  a 
mile.  A  very  prominent  seam  is  displayed  Jiear  the  base  of 
the  bluir  which  a])pears  to  be  the  hanging  v  all. 

The  ore  may  l)e  'Ibllowed  through  the  whole  distance  of 
seven  feet,  occasionally  appearing  richi^rr  along  minor  veins  or 
irregular  lines.  The  bed  dips  abor.c  50°  south  30°  east.  Very 
little  \\T)rk  has  yet  been  accomplished,  and  the  full  develop- 
ment ol  the  extent  and  richness  of  the  bed  remains  to  be 
])roved. 

'flic  locality  is  24-  miles  from  Arthabaska  Station,  on  the 
Quebe(.'  Uranch  of  the  Grand  'IVunk  Railway,  and  hence  the 
ores  will  need  to  be  crushed  and  concentrated  before •  thev  are 

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transport(Ml  to  a  distance.  It  is  not  a  great  distance  to  a 
stream  of  water  which,  for  the  greater  portion  of  the  year, 
will  yield  sufficient  ])ower  for  this  purpose.  A  steam-mill 
would  appear  to  mc  to  be  better  adapted  to  the  purpose,  since 
fuel  is  remarkably  cheap  in  the  neighborhood. 

The  gradual  descent  of  the  surface  to  the  northwest  will 
allurd  ;i  considerable  facility  for  drainage,  while  the  necessary 
water  for  the  washing  ol"  the  ores  is  abundant. 

The  freight  of  this  ore  would  be  from  $3.00  to  $6.00  per 


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ton  to  Artluil)rtska,  and  t'runi  tlience  to  Boston  an  additional 
$'>.(>().  \i  trans[)()rtt'd  to  the  Lennoxviilo  Smelting  Works  the 
railway  (^harjies  wuuhl  ho  greatly  (limiiiishcd,  and  thus  the 
profits  he  increased. 

Wood  costs  from  tliirty  to  fifty  cents  per  cord  in  the  vicin- 
ity, wliile  laborers  can  be  hired  for  sixty  and  eight}  cents 
per  diem. 

The  concluision  readily  derived  from  an  inspection  of  the 
bed,  and  the  amount  of  work  done  upon  it,  is  that  the  appear- 
atices  indicate  the  presence  of  a  valuable  bed  of  cupriferous 
rock  —  certaiidy  sufficient  to  authorize  you  to  go  on  with  the 
development  of  the  property  by  means  of  a  shaft  and  coateans. 

With  sincere  respect, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

C.  II.  fllTCHCOCK, 
Geoloijkt  to  the  State  of  Maine. 
Quebec,  Canada  East,  Oct.  31st,  18f)3. 


W.  A.  RussKLL,  Esq., 

Dear  Sir:  At  your  request  1  have  paid  another  visit  to 
the  bed  of  copper  ore  u])on  Lot  No.  26,  in  South  Ham,  Canada 
East. 

It  will  not  be  necessary  for  me  to  repeat  what  1  have  here- 
tofore said  in  a  letter  to  Willis  Russell,  Esq.,  respecting  the 
ap})earance  of  the  ore  at  the  surface.  I  will  only  state  the 
diiferences  manifested  at  my  second  visit. 

Much  of  the  rock  appears  very  much  like  serpentine ;  and 
it  may  pass  into  it  occasionally,  —  particularly  so  since  it  lies 
by  its  side. 

The  rock  has  been  opened  to  the  depth  of  fifteen  feet  from 
•  the  surface,  and  very  plain  foot  and  hanging  walls  are  dis- 
played. At  the  top  of  the  opening,  the  full  ten  feet  thick- 
ness canning  the  ore  can  be  clearly  seen.  Part  way  down 
the  rock  is  "  hungry,"  as  the  miners  say,  or  not  so  tiilly 
charged  wi;h  ore  as  it  is  above.  But  in  the  bottom  the  ore 
shows  itself  again  abundantly.  Immediately  adjacent  to  the 
foot-wail,  are  nearly  two  feet  thickness  of  loose  schists  aseocia- 


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tod  vvitli  (h'fompoHod  slato.s  ;iii'l  ^^ossaii,  ull  of  wliidi  carries 
cuppor.  'I'liis  r  rcj^anl  JIM  ii  tuvorablc  iii<li«'iitioii  for  1  lie  pn;-*- 
cncc  oi'  copper,  Th(}  ooppor  seorna  to  be  tlic  richest  next  the 
lud  walls. 

Tlie  co|.p('r-hefl  dips  into  the  hill  ;il>oiit  00"'.  Quito  a  large 
pile  of  (»re  lies  near  the  ojxMiinj;'.  And  a  considerable  prelim- 
inary Avoi'k  liMs  been  done  in  the  vicinity. 

I  have  had  enongli  experience  in  exaaiining  beds  of  cop[)er 
ore  fiituated  geologically  like  your  property,  to  be  satisfied 
that  von  Avill  find  the  ore  to  varv  considerablv  in  (piantitv  at 
ditVeront  levels.  At  one  time  it  will  be  very  Inmgry,  and  then 
witliin  a  few  feet  it  wjll  expand  (enormously,  and  be  very  rich. 

The  indications  are  such  as  to  make  me  advise  you  to  ex- 
pend consideralde  more  labor  in  developing  the  bed.  Before 
any  of  the  ore  can  be  transported  to  the  market  it  shoidd  be 
crushed  and  sorted  up  to  seven  or  eight  per  cent,  of  metallic 
copper,  at  least,  in  order  that  no  unnecessary  gangue  work  be 
carried  over  the  road  to  the  station.  ' 

Very  respectfully. 

Your  obd't  oorv't, 

C.  H.  HITCHCOCK. 


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16  BoYi.STON  Street,  Boston,  22(J  March,  1864. 
Willis  Russell,  Esq., 

Dear  Sir  :  Your  ore  has  been  assayed  for  gold.  It  was 
found  that  the  gold  was  connected  with  the  copper  ore,  hence 
some  of  the  rock  was  dressed  off,  and  then  the  amount  of  ore 
was  smaller  than  would  be  the  case  in  large  operations. 

One  ton  of  ore  yielded,  one  ounce  nine  pennyweights  of 

pure  gold. 

Truly  yours, 

A.  A.  HAYES. 


No.  l.Vi.J 


HILL. 


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*  \      • 


An  Act  to  incorporate  the  South  Ham  Copper  Min- 
ing Conipanij. 


WnKHEAS  the  persons  hereinafttT  nunied  have  preamble, 
by  petition  represented  that  they  desire  to  engage 
in  the  business  of  exploring,  mining,  smelting, 
nianulacinring,  and  disposing  of  copper  and  other 
ores  in  the  County  of  Wolfe,  in  the  District  of 
Arthabaska,^  in  the  Province  of  Canada,  and  that 
they  can  do  so  to  better  adv^antage  by  the  aid  of  a 
charter  of  incorporation,  and  have  prayed  for  an 
Act  to  tliat  end ;  and  whereas  it  is  expedient  that 
such  prayer  be  granted.  Therefore  Her  Majesty, 
by  and  with  the  advice  of  the  Legislative  Council 
and  Assembly  of  Canada,  enacts  as  follows:  — 

1.  J.  Willard  Rice,  Samuel   B.  Locke,  William  mcorpora- 
Augustus  Russell,  and  Willis  Russell,  together  with  ^*°"' 

all  such  other  persons  as  shall  become  shareholders 
in  tiie  company  hereby  constituted,  shall  be,  and 
they  are  hereby  made  a  body  corporate  and  politic, 
by  the  name  of  "  The  South  Ham  Copper  Mining 
Company." 

2.  The  Company  may  carry  on  the  business  of   busIhohs  o< 
exploring  for  mining,  smeltingj  maniifncturing  and     °""p^">- 
selling  copper  and  other  ores  and  motalsj  and  for 

these  purposes  may  acquire  and  hold  by  purchase, 
lease,  or  other  legal  title,  such  lands  and  mining 
rights  in  lands  in  the  district  aforesaid,  not  at  any 
time  exceeding  two  thousand  acres,  in  superilcies,  Real  Prop- 
and  construct  and  maintain  such  buildings  and  ma- 
chinery, and  other  improvements  thereon,  and  sell 


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ProvUo. 


Cbpital  Sf<i<'k 


Proviso. 


Payment  of 

instiilnieiUa 
on  hhart's.  A. 
forffituri'  of 
shares  for 
nonpttymtnt. 


tijki  dispone  of  tlio  Hnnw  uiid  Hcfiuin'  othcr^^  in  thfir 
stead,  as  the  C'oinpaiiy  iniiy  (Umim  to  l.c  for  itw  ad- 
vantngo,  and  acqiiin;  any  loyjilty  or  percM^ntage 
payable  for  the  privilege  ot"  ujininjjr,  nnieltinj;,  or 
inanunifturing  eop))pr  and  other  ores  and  mr-fals; 
j)rovidf<l  liowever  tliat  tiio  ucijiiisition  of  sueli  roy- 
alty or  percentage  shall  not  entitle  the  Couipany 
to  carry  on  any  mining  operations  beyond  the  lim- 
its of  the  said  district  :  but  such  Company  may 
carry  on  smelting  and  manufacturing  ojieratioiis 
elsewhen^  in  the  sai<l  Proviiici*  than  in  the  said 
district. 

8.  Tlu!  cajjital  stock  oi  the  ('onipany  shall  be  the 
sum  of  five  hundred  thousand  dollars,  divided  into 
shares  (,tf  live  dollarn  each,  and  may  be  from  time 
to  time  increased,  as  the  wants  of  the  Com])any  re- 
quire, by  vote  of  the  stockIiold(;rs,  at  a  meeting  of 
the  ('ompany  called  for  the  [)urpose,  to  an  amount 
not  exceeding  one  million  dollars  in  the  whole; 
provided  alwavs  that  no  such  increase  of  stock 
shall  ))e  made  until  the  whole  amount  of  the  origi- 
nal stock  of  the  Company  shall  have  been  bond 
fi(b'.  })aid  in. 

4.  The  capital  stock  shall  be  paid  by  the  subscri- 
la^rs  therefoi-,  when,  where,  and  as  the  directors  of 
the  (^ompany  shall  i-equire,  or  as  tl.e  by-laws  may 
provide  ;  and  if  not  paid  at  the  day  ret^uired,  in- 
terest at  the  rate  of  six  pel*  centum  per  annum 
shall  1)0  [)ayable  after  the  said  day,  up(m  the 
amount  due  and  unpaid,  and  in  case  any  instahnent 
or  instalments  shall  not  be  })aid  as  required  by 
the  directors,  with  the  interest  thereon,  after  such 
demand  or  notice  as  the  by-laws  prescribe,  and 
within  the  time  limited  by  such  notice,  the  direc- 
tors may  by  vote,  reciting  the  fact,  and  dul}-  re- 
corded in  their  records,  summarily  forfeit  any 
shares  v/hereon  such  payment  is  not  made,  and  the 
same  shall  thereupon  become  the  property  of  the 


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Vote«  of 
Shurtliolderi. 


rompany,  jind  may  !»«'  dibpoHed  of  as  the  liy-laws 
or  votes  of  the  ('"mpuny  muy  ]jrovido. 

5.  The  stock  of  the  Company  nhall  bo  deemod    A-Hi^ufrunt 
personal  estate  and  be  asf^ignabh.'  in  t«ucb  manutM- 

only,  and  subject  to  hucIi  conditions  uiid  rrstrir- 
tions  as  the  by-law^  prescribe  ;  but  no  share  sli.ill 
be  assipiable  until  all  instalments  calhid  for  thereon 
have  been  paid,  unless  it  has  been  declared  for- 
fi;ited  for  non  payment. 

6.  At  all  meetings  of  the  Company  every  share 
holder,  not  being  in  arroar  in  respect  of  any  instal 
ment  called  for,  shall  bo  entitled  to  as  manv  voles 
as  he  holds  shares  in  the  stock  of  the  Company; 

and  no  shareholder,  being  in  arr«nir,  shall  be  en-         ' ' 
titled  to  vote  ;  and  all  votes  may  be  given  in  person 
or  by  proxy  ;  provided  always  the  proxy  is  In  Id    rrovuo. 
by  a  sliareholder  not  in  arrear,  and  is  in  ri.nf'irmity 
with  the  by-laws. 

7.  The  aflaira  of  the  (.ompany  shall   l)e  admin-   (^laiiflcation. 

'        *  election,   Hnd 

ifltered  by  a  board  of  not  less  than  five  and  not  quorum  of  di- 
more  than  seven  directors,  being  severally  holders 
of  at  least  one  hundred  shares  of  stock,  who  shall 
be  elected  at  the  first  general  meeting,  aritl  then'- 
after  at  each  annual  meeting  of  the  Company,  to 
hold  office  until  their  successors  are  elected,  and 
who  (if  otherwise  qualified)  may  always  be  re- 
elected ;  and  four  members  of  such  Boarfl,  present 
in  person,  shall  be  a  quorum  thereof;  Hud  in  case 
of  the  death,  resignation,  removal  or  disqualifi ca- 
tion of  any  director,  such  Board,  if  they  see  fit, 
may  fill  the  vacancy  until  the  next  annual  meeting 
of  the  Company,  by  appointing  any  qualified  share- 
holder thereto ;  but  a  failure  to  elect  directors,  or 
any  failure  of  directors,  shall  not  dissolve  the  cor 
poration,  and  an  election  may  be  had  at  any  gt'u- 
eral  meeting  of  the  Company  called  for  the  pur 
pose  ;  provided  that  voting  by  proxy  shall  not  be 
allowed  at  any  meeting  of  the  board  of  directors, 


Provision  in 
cuHe  of  fail- 
ure to  elect. 


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rowrm  ol 
lioiint  nf  Di 

recioi M. 


rrovisioual 
Board  of  Di- 
rector*. 


H.ITlio  Hoard  of  Directors  filmll  liiiv(3  full  f)()\vor 
ill  all  tliingM  to  administor  the  iiirairH  of  the  (.'orn- 
pany,  uml  tu  miiUe  or  caiine  f<)  bo  mado  any  pur- 
nhuMO  and  any  dortcrij)tion  of  contract  wliich  tlio 
(\)nij)aiiy  may  hy  law  rnako  ;  to  adopt   a  coiiinion 
seal;  tu  make   from  liiiK!  to  time  any  and  all  by- 
lawH  (not  contrary  to  law  or  to  tliti  votoH  of  tho  Com- 
pany)  n>:;ulatin^  the  calling  in  of  int^talmcuitH  on 
stock  iind  payment  tlnn'eof,  tho  iH«ue  and  ropjlHtra- 
tion    of   <'ertiticate8    of  stock;    tlio    Ibrleituro    of, 
Htock    for  non-payment;  the    disjional   of  forfeited 
BtiH'k  and    the    proC(3edH  thereof;  the  transler  of 
stock;  tho  declaration  and  payment  of  dividends; 
tho  appointment,  fnnctions,  dnties,  and  removal  of 
all  a<;entH,  ofHcurn,  and  servantH  of  th(^  Company  ; 
the  secnrity  to  be  given  by  them  to  the  (.'omitany  ; 
their  remuneration  and  thnt  (if  any)  of  the  direc- 
tors ;  the  tinii!  ;ind  place  for  holdinji;  the  annual  and 
other  meetings  of  tho  Company  within  tho  J*rov- 
ince  or  elnewhero;  the  calling  of  meetings  ol"  the 
Company   and   of  the    Board   of    Directors ;    tho 
((uorum  ;  the  retiuirements  as  to  proxies  ;  the  pro- 
cedures in  all  things  at  such  meetings  ;  the  site  of 
their   cliiof  place*  of  business,   and    of  any  other 
ollices  which  they  may  require  to  have  ;  the  impo- 
sition and  recovery  of  all  penalties  and  forfeitures 
admitting  of  regulation  by  by-law;  and  the   con- 
duct in  all  other  particulars  of  the  afiairs  of  the 
(Company  ;  l)ut  every  such  by-law,  and  every  re- 
peal,   anu;ndment,  and   reenactment  thereof  shall 
have  force  only  until  the  next  annual  meeting  of 
the    Compaiy,  unless  contirined   at  some    general 
meeting  of  the  Company  ;  and  every  copy  of  any 
by-law  under  th(   seal  of  the  Company  and  purport- 
ing to  be  signed  by  any  officer  of  the  Company, 
shall  be  received  in  all   courts  of  law   as  primd 
facie  evidence  of  such  by-law. 

1).   I'titil  the  first  election  of  such  Board  the  said 
J.  Willard  Rice,  Samuel  13.  Locke,  William  A.  Rus- 


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still,  Ominrl  N.  Ku^«^•ll.  Jiiid  Willin  RiHst'll  -(hiili  l»n 
!i  provi-ioiiji!  Iioanl  of  DiroctorH  tor  snid  Cninpuny, 
with  till!  jl)\ver  to  fill  vacaiioius,  to  open  nUn-k 
hooks,  assi;;;n  stock.  iiiak(!  talU  for  and  colicct  in- 
Htalmoiit.-i,  isKiK!  (cititifatcs  ami  HM-oiptH,  convt'iic 
tlio  first  <j^ciicral  intHd iiit^  of  tlic  Coiiipanv  at  such 
tiino  ami  j»laco  within  this  Province,  or  clscwhoro, 
as  thoy  shall  <U.'t(;nniii«',  ai»il  to  dn  other  acts  iiopch- 
sary  or  proper  to  be  (joiie  to  organize  the  Cunifiaiiy 
and  concfiict  its  alliiirs. 

1(1.  In  addition  to  thcif  ortliiiary  j)laii>  of  husi-  I'lHccftorimni. 
ness  within  this  Province,  the  Coinpany  may  estal)- 
lish  and  have  any  place  or  plaeos  of  business  in 
tliis  Province,  in  Great  Britain,  or  in  the  I'liited 
States  of  America,  and  may  at  any  one  tluueof 
order,  direct,  do,  and  transact  tlieir  affairs  and  busi-  ' 

nosa,  or  any  thereof,  in  such  manner  as  may  bo  pre- 
scribed by  their  by-laws. 

M.  The  ('ompany  shall  not  ])c  bound  to  see  to  F.xrcuiion  of 

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tri(!  execution  (»i  any   trust,  whether  express,  nii- 

plii'd,  or  constructive,  in  resf)e(;t  of  ;iny  sliiin's; 
and  the  receipt  of  the  person  in  whose  nanu;  the 
same  shall  stand  in  the  books  of  the  ('oinjtany 
shall  be  a  discharge  to  tlie  Company  for  any  divi- 
dend or  money,  jmyable  in  respect  lA'  such  shar(\ 
whether  or  not  notice  of  such  trust  shall  liavr  been 
given  to  the  ComjKiny;  and  the  Comj>any  shall  no( 
be  bound  to  see  to  the  application  of  the  money 
paid  ii])on  such  receipt. 

12.  The  shareholders  of  the  Company  shall  not,   i.inhiiity  nf 

11111  Mil'  1     /•      I  MiunhoUlcrs. 

as  such,  be  held  responsihle  lor  any  act,  default,  or 
liability  whatsoever  of  the  Company,  or  f()r  anv 
engagement,  claim,  payment,  loss,  injury,  transac- 
tion, matter  or  thing  whatsoever  relating  to  or 
connected  with  the  Company  beyond  the  amount 
unpaid  upon  their  shares  in  the  stock  thereof 

13.  All  contracts,  promissorv  notes,  bills  of  ex-  contractA. 
change,  and  engagements  made  on  behalf  of  the   be  under  seal. 
Company  by  the  directors,  officers,  agents,  or  ser- 


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vanU  of  the  Coiupiiriy,  in  ticfonlanop  with  thoir 
pf)WorH  iinMcr  the  l»v-I>nvH^  ,>r  hy  vote  of  the  Tom- 
pany,  Hhiill  !»•>  Kiiidii)^  u|<>ii  the  Cotiipuny;  iind  in 
uo  <'us«'  uviii  \\\r  Ho»,\  of  th<'  ('"TufiMny  he  iilhxod 
tljcrctd;  nor  Hhiill  nnrh  »lu»'f'torH,  <4ll<'»»r«,  !i^?C'iit>*, 
or  Kfrvinitn  thcrchv  lo  ■  ouic  in n;.  iHnallv  lia)>lc  to 
any  third  party  th(*n!lor;  h\it  the  Compaiiy  whall 
inHiio  IK)  hank-rattt^  or  note  t(»  .irciihitc-  as  monov. 

I  I.  The  Company  Hhall  not  iMinimencr  operations 
un(l<r  iliif*  af;t  until  at  hnist  ten  p'-r  (MMitiini  t.ii  tlie 
MtiiO'int  of  th<'ir  capital  HU,rk  nliail  havo  htMH  paid 
in;  provi(l<Ml  always  that  nnloss  mining:;  opcratio,  ^ 
be  comnionood  nndcr  this  Act  within  live  veara 
Ironi  th(j  pasniii^  then'of  and  ('(intiruicd  bond  Jide^ 
thin  Aot  of  ln('or})oration  shall  he  null  and  voifi, 
pavinj;  only  to  the  said  ('ompany  the  right  to  part 
with  any  real  estate  which  they  raay  hold,  and  to 
make  nuch  oonvoyanco  as  may  bo  necessary  for 
that  j)nrpoHe. 

15.  This  Act  shall  ho  deemed  a  Public  Act. 


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AKTHLF,    1, 

Said  Corporation  shall  \>o.  known  and  called  by  the  name  of 
the  "  South  Iliiin  (iold  and  Chopper  Afinintr  Connpany.'* 

Us  business  shall  be  the  mining  and  snu^ltiug  ol'  copper  and 
jlktr  ores  in  that  part  of  th(^  i'roviuce  of  Canada  called  Canada 
EaM,  and  its  principal  office  shall  bo  in  the  city  of  Boston,  in 
the  Coimnouwi.ilth  of  Massachusetts. 


ARTICXE    II. 

The  Board  of  Din-ctors  shall  consist  of  not  less  than  seven 
ibers,  to  be  chosen  annually  by  ballot;  and  said  Board 
shall  choose  one  of  their  number  to  be  President  of  the  Corpo- 
ral ;  whose  duty  it  shall  be  lo  preside  at  all  the  meetings  of 
the  Corporation  and  Directors,  and  in  general  to  perform  all 
the  duties  incident  to  such  corporate  office.  In  his  absence 
the  Board  may  appoint  a  President  pro  te7npore  with  like  pow- 
ers and  shall  have  power  to  fill  any  vacancies  occurring  in  their 
number. 


ARTICLE    ni. 


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A  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  who  may  be  one  and  tlie  same  per- 
son, shall  be  appointed  and  chosen  by  the  Stockholders  at  their 
first  meeting  and  hereafter  at  the  annual  meetings  of  the  Com- 
pany ;  and  shall  continue  in  office  until  the  next  succeeding 
annual  meeting,  or  until  other;-  are  chosen  and  accepted  in 
their  places.     The  Directors  shall  have  the  power  to  levy  an 


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assoKsmcMT  not.  I'xcoo.diiijr  twciiiy-nvc  cents  jut  («!iare  to  be 
cal!(MJ  for  MS  tlu!  nec(.'ssiti<;s  oi'  tlio  CoiTijiiiny  ni;iy  I'cquiro. 

They  sliiill  li;iv(;  the  general  supervision  mid  eonti-ol  of  the 
Company's  a(!airs;  they  sliall  iiold  their  tiist  meeting:  upon  due 
notice  heinu'  trivcii  hy  the  Clerk  and  liereafter  shall  meet  at 
;>*iH.'h  time>  and  place?  as  they  may  deem  net'dful  and  conven- 
ient. 

The  Clerk  ^liall  notify  meetinu'  of  the  Direelors:  upon  the  re- 
quest of  any  two  of  Iheii-  numher,  l)y  giving  a  written  or  print- 
ed notic<j  of  the  time  and  place  tiiereof  to  each  Director. 

'I'Ih;  Directors  maya)>point  such  agents  or  Sujierintendents  as 
they  juay  <le»Mu  best,  an<l  may  lix  the  compensation  of  the 
Treasurer  or  of  any  other  person  employed  by  the  Company. 

They  shall  also  from  time  to  time  order  such  division  of  the 
))rolits  of  the  (company  as  they^  may  think  advisal)le,  and  at 
anv  of  their  meetiuiis  four  Directors  shall  constitute  a  quorum 
for  the  transaction  of  business. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

The  Tr-.-asurer  shall  have  the  custody  of  all  moneys,  valuable 
papei-s,  books,  and  accounts  of  the  Com[)any,  sul)jeet  at  all 
times  to  1h(>  inspection  and  control  of  tlu^  Directors. 

He  shall  give  or  negotiate  such  Bills  of  Exchange  or  Bills 
Receivable  ihv  such  amounts  and  at  such  times  as  the  business 
of  the  Company  may  re(piire,  and  at  the  Directors'  order,  but 
for  no  other  pu)"pose.  He  shall  record  all  transfei-  of  Stocks, 
shall  cancel  and  carefully  preserve  certiticates  of  all  Stock 
transferred,  and  shall  perform  all  duties  pertaining  to  the  office 
of  Treasurer. 

He  shall  take  suitable  vouchervS  for  all  moneys  paid  out  by 
hhn  on  account  of  the  Comjmny,  but  no  money  shall  be  paid 
out  unless  by  written  approval  of  one  or  more  of  the  Directors. 
He  shall  give  such  bond  for  the  faithfid  performance  of  his 
duties  as  shall  be  satisfactorv  to  the   Directors. 


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ARTICLE    V 


Tlie  annual  meeting  of  the  Corporation  shall  be  held  on  the 
third  Tuesday  of  April  in  each  year,  at  suc'u  time  and  place  as 


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the  Directors  shall  desifiiiate,  <hio  notico  of  which  shall  he  given 
by  the  Clerk  in  such  manner  as  the  r>irt'rtors  shiill  proscrihe, 
eltJKM-  hy  personal  notice  to  each  StockhitMcr,  oi'  l)y  pul»li(ati<»n 
in  the  ne\vsj)apeis,  in  cither  mode  seven  days  at  least  before 
the  day  of  meeting. 

And  special  meetings  may  be  called  by  giving  written  notice 
to  each  Stockholder,  by  order  of  the  President,  or  of  Stockhold- 
ers representing  one-fifth  of  the  Capital  Stock. 

ARTICLE  VI. 

A  i-ecord  of- all  proceedings  of  the  Corporation,  of  the  origi- 
nal articles  of  agreement,  of  the  Ijy-Laws,  and  of  all  convey- 
ances to  and  from  the  Corporation  shall  be  kept  Ity  the  Clerk; 
and  the  Directors  shall  also  cause  a  record  to  be  kept  of  their 
proceedings,  which  shall  be  sulijqct  to  the  examination  of  the 
Stockholders  at  any  meeting  of  the  Corpo    tion. 


ARTICLE    VII. 


The  Corporation  seal  shall  Ite  a  circle  on  wliich  shall  bo 
borne  the  name  of  the  Comi)any,  and  the  year  of  its  oi'ganiza- 
tion. 

It  shall  be  in  custody  of  (he  Treasurer. 


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ARTICLE    VIII. 

The  Directors  shall  cause  a  quarterly  cxaminiition  of  the 
Treasurer's  accfxmts  with  the  vouchers  therefor  to  be  made  by  a 
Committee  of  the  iioard,  who  shall  sign  a  report  thereof  upon 
the  Directors'  records.  At  the  annual  meeting  a  similar  exan\- 
ination  shall  l)e  made  by  a  Committee  of  the  Stockholders, 
whose  report,  signed  by  them,  shall  be  entered  by  the  Conunittee 
upon  the  records  of  the  Corporation. 


ARTICLE  IX. 


The  Capital  Stock  of  th«'  Corporation  shall  be  the  Sum  of 
Five  Hundred  Thousand  Dollars,  to  consist  of  One  Hundred 
Thousand  shares  of  the  par  value  of  Five  Dollars  each,  certift- 


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cates  of  which,  «luly  niiraberotl.  signed  by  the  Presidetit  and 
Treasurer,  shall  bo  issued  to  the  sevei-al  Stockholders,  under 
the  Seal  of  the  Corporation,  and  be  duly  recorded  by  the  Clerk  ' 
upon  their  first  issue,  and  every  subsequent  transfer  of  the 


pamo. 


articlf:   X. 


The  By-Laws  of  the  Corporation  may  be  altered,  amended, 
or  repealed  at  any  annual  or  special  meeting,  provided  that  in 
either  case  such  alteration,  amendment,  or  repeal  is  proposed 
in  the  notice  for  such  meeting. 


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